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as in excitedly
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as in impetuously
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Recent Examples of impatiently
De Luca is impatiently waiting to get clearance on a name for the studio’s new indie acquisitions label, run by ex-Neon rising star Christian Parkes.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2026
After Al Qaeda and then Saddam Hussein abruptly emerged as incarnations of a new totalitarianism, Michael Ignatieff and Niall Ferguson, among many others, impatiently urged the United States to assume its imperial obligations and impose democracy, human rights, and free trade through war.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The holiday is a good way to mark the start of December and its timing is perfect for kids impatiently waiting for a visit from Santa.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
That story will be built out later when BBC Chair Samir Shah responds to questions around the scandal to the Culture, Media & Sport Committee, which insiders and observers are all impatiently waiting for.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Now, after 10 years of perfect sweetness, the brand is ready to adult-up, as Agnès Varda’s heroine Cléo did while impatiently awaiting her medical diagnosis.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2026
After Al Qaeda and then Saddam Hussein abruptly emerged as incarnations of a new totalitarianism, Michael Ignatieff and Niall Ferguson, among many others, impatiently urged the United States to assume its imperial obligations and impose democracy, human rights, and free trade through war.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
The holiday is a good way to mark the start of December and its timing is perfect for kids impatiently waiting for a visit from Santa.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 21 Nov. 2025
That story will be built out later when BBC Chair Samir Shah responds to questions around the scandal to the Culture, Media & Sport Committee, which insiders and observers are all impatiently waiting for.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Now, after 10 years of perfect sweetness, the brand is ready to adult-up, as Agnès Varda’s heroine Cléo did while impatiently awaiting her medical diagnosis.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impatiently
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The usual crowd of kids bounced excitedly in booths and chairs, alongside their dolls, many of the toys depicting a time period well before the children holding them were born.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Big Dog is jumping up and down excitedly behind Orion, who is trying to deal with Taurus the Bull, who is charging down on him from his other side.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, Elliott does not act impetuously in its activism.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
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However, fans have eagerly anticipated ANTI's follow-up.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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His eyes strained to decipher the hurriedly ornate calligraphy, which often bled to the other side of the sheet, making the documents even harder to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Multiple bilateral meetings aimed at finding a solution to the increasingly fraught war of words are being hurriedly arranged.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
19 Jan. 2026
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Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said that people were engaging with Meta AI on WhatsApp more avidly than on any of the company’s other platforms.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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When other kids liked to play sports, read books, or listen avidly to the teacher, Walt would doodle away.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Nov. 2025
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At today's prices, gold investing isn't something retirees can afford to treat casually or impulsively.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And then impulsively ordered the dates off their food menu.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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My parents enthusiastically enjoyed the music of The Temptations and Gladys Knight.—
Bridgette Bartlett Royall,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2026
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Last summer, two sets of graph theorists — Jin, Milojević, and Tomon in Europe, and Zhang at Stanford University — were enthusiastically making progress on one of graph theory’s most central questions.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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State police are asking for help identifying a person who allegedly changes out their license plates and vehicles regularly while driving recklessly to New Milford each day.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
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Senior figures such as Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller moved quickly and recklessly to frame the incident in ideological terms that were not supported by the evidence.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Impatiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impatiently. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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